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Keen to hear thoughts on mechanical issue on the road...
docc replied to Gmc28's topic in Technical Topics
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My MotoModa plate is presently a proud part of my shop decor . . .
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I seem to recall that all of the small blocks, including the V7 and V9, have been made in the old Innocenti (Lambretta) factory that DeTomaso set up near Milan. (True?) Are the V85 motors being made there or in Mandello?
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Such appreciation to all involved to make this a reality and honor Pete Roper. Once I saw the engraving, It thought, "I gots-ta get me one o' them to go with my original MotoModa!" [Pinned Topic]
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All cool, bud. We're all here to converse. I've long tried to maintain a searchable archive here for the common concerns of our V11. This driveshaft is a critical component that we must all understand and maintain well.
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My Sport would be ditch-fill without this community. Long ago. Truly. It is , instead, a Prince-of-the-Pumps! So: it can be done. Take-your-time-take-your-time . . .
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Converting a Guzzi to "chain drive" deserves its own thread. This thread is about the care and feeding of the V11 driveshaft and its needs and peculiarities. Such a delight how you guys are thinking outside "The Box(es)."
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How would that turn 90ยบ off the gearbox output shaft? A chain drive Guzzi . . . .
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What? You're not shipping the magnificent, loverly (but needy and demanding) Italian delight to me for "testing?" Seriously, you have some wrenches, a place to work, a voltmeter, some way to balance the throttle bodies, and maybe laptop to connect to the Sport's ECU?
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Wouldn't that be quite something! Has this ever even been done? Or are Guzzisti too bound to their walking stick?
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Kane, trust me on this, buddy . . . get this Sport, ship it to me and I'll test ride for you. Probably won't take more than 113,000 miles for me to make a decision . . .
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Regarding the main seal, I'm sorry to say that the other leak sources are the more likely culprits, it may rear its head again, but not be the main seal.
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I don't suppose the rear main seal is tricky, per se. It's that there are other, more likely, leak points in there that should be seen to while it's apart. Otherwise, you might think it's leaking again when it is actually the other faults.
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Well, yes, the longer front section and the shorter rear slide together. Each shaft section also includes a U-joint (cross) and a yoke that pinches onto the shafts. Three Zerks ( each cross and the slide coupling.)
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Hi, Kane! You've come to right place to talk up, and learn about, your V11! For sure, you should expect some "owner involvement" to get her > just so. < A little effort toward tires and suspension set-up and I wager the handling will suit you. @Tinus89, for sure your Rosso Mandello is a "ShortFrame" even though it is painted black.
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The special tools to torque those special "nuts" seem critical to me. No way I could have installed my gearbox drive hub nut reliably without Andy York. Who else delivers V11 Special Tools to your desperate installation on a pristine V7Sport?
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Welcome, David! Dual Sport Guzzi? Check out the new V85TT!
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This is the same style "retention" > safety < washer that failed on my gearbox input hub. Better have a look at that one as well . . .
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Heh, "work in progress", but "On the Road" at the same time!
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A post like that requires a picture . . .
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Also says, "Original Owner", no? "Way too much to mention here." I'll be betting on that last phrase . . .
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Some have modified the intakes at the front of the stock airbox giving them a "bell" shape. I enjoyed doing this very much on my Sport and am happy with the way the intake sound changed from the rider's position. I also "felt" it made the bike "livelier," but there was a mixture of beer and desire involved . . .
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Thank you, gentlemen! I appreciate the tuition! So it is that the V11 has a tall reardrive and short cogs in the gearbox?
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I thought you authored the quintessential thread on "Greasing that #$%& farking front U" . . . . At 113,000 miles, I'm "pretty sure" I got grease in it two or three times. I've just resigned myself to pulling the swingarm every third rear tire change . . .
